The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-29
One Standard for Both Sexes.
BY SAMANTHA ALLEN.

/ Josiah Aliens children have been
brought up to thiuk that sin OF any
kind is just as bad in a man as in a
woman; and any place of amuse-
ment that was bad fora woman to
go to was bad tor a man.
Now, when Thomas jefferson was
little feller, be was bewitched to
go TO circuses aud Josiah said {:
"Beuer let him go, Samantha; it
bain't no place for wimnin or girls,
but it won't hurt u boy"
Says |: Josiah Allen, the Lord
made Thomas Jefferson With lest as
pare beart as Tirzah Ann, aud no
bigger eyes and ears, and it Th0m-
as j. goes to the circns, Tirzah Ann
goes toO."
That stopped that. And then he
was bewitched to get with other
boys that smoked and chewed to-
bacco, and Josiah was just that
easy turn that he would have let
him go with 'em. But, says L.
"Josiah Allen, il Thomas Jeffer-
sou goes with those boy sand gets
to chewin' ard stnokin' tobacco, |
shall buy Tirzah Aun pIpe." And
that stopped that. ~
"And about drinkin'," says ],
"Thomas Jefferson, if it should be
the will OF Providence to change
you iuto a wild bear, / will chain
you up and do tue best | can by
you. But if you ever do it yourself
turn yourself into wild beast by
drinkin, l will run away, for |
never could stand it, never. "And"
/ continued, ''if L ever see you
hangin' round bar-roOms or tavern
doors Tirzah Ann shall hang too."
Says /: "Custom makes the diff.
terence; we are more used to see
ing men. Bat," says |, "wheu Ii.
quOr goes to work to make fool of
anybody, it don't stop to ask about
sex, ii makes wild beast aud idio
OF a man or a woman, and TO look
from Heaven | guess a man looks
as bad lyin' dead drunk as wo.
man dOeS.H r.a ra
Says |, ''Tbiugs look differently
from up there, than what they do
TO us-it is a more slightly place.
Aud you talk about looks, Josiah
Allen. don't 20 on clear looks,
go on principle. Will the Lord say
TO me in the last day, "Josiah, AL |
leFS' wife, how is it with The soul |
OF Tirzah Ann-as for Thomas JET.
ferson's soul, he bein' a boy it
hain't of no account? No l shall
have to give an account TO him for
my dc caliu's with both of these souls
both malc and female. Aud /
should feel guilty If brought him
up TO think that what was impure
for woman was pure for a man. Ii
IA man has IA greater desire to do
wrong-which l won't dispute"
says i, lookin' keeuIy onto Josiah,
she has greater strength to resist
And so, says l, 10
mild accents, but firm as old Ply,
mouth Rock, elf Thomas jefferson
bangs, Tirzah Ann shall hang too.n
| have brought Thomas Jefferson
mp to thiuk that it was just as bad
4or him tn listen to bad story or
song as for girl, or worse tor be
Ias more strength TO run away,
md that it was a disgrace for him
o talk or listen to any stuff that be
would be ASHAMED to have 1irzah
Ann or me to hear. / have brought
lim up to think that manliness
lon't consist in having a cigar in
lis mouth and his hat on one side,
nd sN earinf aud uSiuT slang
'brases, and a knowledge OF Ques-
ionable amusements, bat in layin' T.
olt of every duty that comes to
i'm, with brave heart aud cheer !
Al face in helpin' to right the 5
roug, and protect the weak, aud
lakin' the most and best of the !
iud aud soul God has given him. u
! short have brought bin up TO u
link that purity aud virtue are
9TH feminine aud masculine, and
lat Gods angels are not necessa- " =
~ all she ones. :